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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21
Profit in Sentimental Songs.

An interesting fact about successful
songs may be noted, and that is. only
sentimental songs make money HUI
morous songs become very popular
They are applauded in the theater,
when favorite singer sings them, and
are laughed at unrestrainedly, but very
few in the audience ever think of buy
ing copies of them. This is peculiarly
true of that description of humorous
ditty known as the topical song. Itmay
be explained that this is song in which
the material of the different verses is
arranged to give point to significant
phrase which invariably forms the last
line of the verse. The performance
practically amounts to piggling with
language, the effect coming from the
humorous and unexpected illustration
which can be adduced of the idea en-
bodied in the adopted phrase.
Given on the stage by an expert sing
er, who enforces the points of the
verses by appropriate action and facial
expression, these songs are very effect
i've. Sung in the parlor by an ordinary
vocalist and without the effect which
comes from the assembly of large num-
Der of people, these songs almost invari-
ably fall fiat. In consequence they are
seldom sung there, and the music pub
fishers who give them to the world find
the world ungrateful, much to the pub
lisher's peeuniary grief. On the other
hand, a sentimental song may be sung
in the home circle by an inexperienced
singer with very fair effect. Somehow
or other the underlying sentiment
survives the most outrageous treat
ment. 1t has better staying qualities
than humor has. The melodies are
simple, the thoughts expressed find
welcome among all classes of people,
and the sheet music finds its way to
thousands of piano racks throughout
the land; and SO the publisher becomes
happy and afiluent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21
Superstitions of Sneezing.

Most people sneeze in the course of
their lifetime, and even in this country
there are many communities among
whom bystanders, upon such an occa-
sion, will eXclaim, God bless you!"
This is designed to avert the evil omen.
The superstition was brought here
from England and from most of the
northern nations of Europe.
Many of our readers win recall what
Longfellow wrote of the custom in
Sweden, you sneeze, and the peas
ants cry, God bless your
A writer at the beginning of the GEN.
fury, remarking upon the customs of
Italy, says that when YOU sneeze,
seven in the theaters, men rise and
wish You 'Felicitan : The purport Of
this Is the same rs the hearty Swedish
and English God bless you,'
The origin of this custom in the diff
ferent countries of Europe was the
sames just rs its meaning is the same.
1t has been traced to those generations
Of fearful pestilence known rs the
Black Death. One will read of it in
England in the time of Edward III. In
1850 this plague swept over Sweden
and Denmark. Its ravages in those
countries Were so great that the dis
ease gained the name of the tiger
death.
The earliest symptoms of an attack
by SO dread pest was a sneeze
Thereupon the pitying bystanders,
with Borrowing glance, would turn to
the newly marked victim and exclaim,
May God be with you!"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21
Loves Going.
sEsTINE.


Love lies a-sleeping: maiden, softly sing,
Lest he should waken; pluck the falling rose
A-brushing gainst his check, her glow
ing heart
Ope'd to the suns hot kisses-fooIish thing
To list the tale oft tOld,-but summer goes,
And all the roses petals fall apart.
Love lies a-sleeping: let the curtains part
so that the breeze may lightly to him sing
luaby-the changefui breeze that goes
A-whisp'ring through the grass, where'er
Where'er it listeth bound. a wilful thing,
Low murmuring sweets from an incOnstant
heart.
Love lies a-sleeping: press the pulsing heart
That beats against thy bosom: stand apart
And stay thine eager breath. lest anything
Should mar his rest-the songs that lovers
The tale the butterfly tells to the rose,
Inc low wind TO the grass, and onward goes.
The sweet delusion he hath taught thy
heart.
Fair maiden, pressing to thy breast the rose
Whose sun-kiss'd petals sadly fall apart
Why thy quick BREATH That rhyme wouldst
hear him sing
Which yesterday seem'd such a foolish thing?
Love lies a-sleeping: nay, for such a thing
Break not his slumber. See how sweetly
goes
That smile across his lips, that win not sing
For very wilfulness. Love hath no heart
If he should wake, those red-ripe lips
would part
In laughter low 10 see this ravish'd rose.
Love lies a.sleeping: so the full-blown rose
Falls TO the earth dead unpitied thing;
The grasses meath the breeze deep-sigh-
ing part
And sway; and as thy warm breath comes
and goes,
In motion with the red tides of thy heart
The song is hushd which Love was wont to
sing.
Love lies a-sleeping: thus in dreams he goes;
Strive not to waken him, but tell thy heart
Love lies a-sleeping, and he may not
sing"
Charles w. Coleman, Jr.. in Harper's Maya
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21

There is said to be plan on foot
among the moneyed men of Minneapolis
to secure the removal of the capital
from St. Paul to their city. They offer
a bonus of $780, 600 toward new State
House that shall be 10y forever" if
their proposition is accepted and the
capital set down in their midst 1t may
be only an old scare revived.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21

The Luburg Manufacturing Co., 145
North Eighth Street, Philadelphia, offer
this season the latest and most desirable
styles of baby carriages and are now
retailing them at the lowest wholesale
factory prices. The automatic coach
brake, to prevent coach from rolling
when left by the attendant. is included
with all coaches, without extra charge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21

Twenty Cows, one fullblood Short-horn Bull,
fourteen Yearlings. nineteen Calves.
One Span of Work Horses and years old.
one 3-year-old Gelding Colt.
Two sets Of double harness, TriumphdReaper,
Clipper Mower (both in good running ORDER,
Corn Planter; riding Corn Plow, riding Stub
double-seated Buggy, / double-seated Cutter,
pair of Bobs, Farming Mill, corn Shelter
Several hundred bushels of Corn and Oats,
q lot OF Hay in the barn, several articles Of
Household Furniture, and other things too
numerous to mention.
TERMS All sums of $40 and under, Cash /;
all ums over that amount a credit of 10 months
will be given on approved notes bearing per
cent interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21

The March number of the Popular
Science Monthly will contain a portrait
of the late Professor E. l.. Youmans,
engraved on steel by Schlecht. The
likenessis considered remarkably vivid,
while the execution of the work is much
superior to ordinary book-plates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21
6raut County gerald.
WALTER G. CHANDLER, PUBLIsHER.

Gen. Fairchild urges the members of
the Grand Army to forward to con-
gresham, by letter or resolutions. an
expression of sentiment on the veto of
the dependent parents pension bill. q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1887,

~ o CLOCK a. m,
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1887,
The following described property:
Thirty-six head Of cattle including ~ mich cows,
steers, two years old in the spring, 6 heifers,
two years old In the spring. bull, two years old
in the spring, II calves two sucking colts, 2
brood mares with foal, and 6 years old two
colts, coming two years old in the Spring One
lumber wagon, Triumph self-rake reaper, Nc
Cormick mower, 2 riding sulky cultfvators, 1
Keystone corn-planter, Buckeye seeder, /
stub6le pillow, breaking pillow, and many other
articles too numerous 20 mention.
TERMS:-All sums of $40 and under, Cash; all
sums over that amount credit of IL months will
be gwen on approved notes bearing per cent.
interest; per cent discount for cash
FRED SCHUPPENER.
10. Cushman. Auctioneer soft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21

TUESDAY. MARCH I, 1887,
The following described farm property:
Eighteen head of horses, bay brood mares,
with foal; 2 large bay brood mares years old,
weight 1.400 pounds; large bay brood mares, 8
years old. weight 800; the above are all Baalbec
colts.) last spring colts. Also at private sale
one bay Morgan Stallion. William Tell, years
DID, weight 200 pounds 6S head of good cattle.
fonr-y ear-old ShorthOrn Princess Bull, bred by
s. n. Norris. of Galena, ILL.,; also 25 COWS bred to
the above bull; Il yearlings and % last spring
calves Farming tools: One Mccormick reaper
2 two-horse wagons, two-seated buggy, l single
buggy, cutter, . breaking plows, ] three-horse
riding pillow. stubble plow corn cultivator
smoothing harrow, hay-rake. tanning mill,
set double harness, and one set single harness.
TERMS:-All sums under ten dollars cash /;
all sums over that amount a credit of months
will be given on approved notes bearing per
cent. interest; 2 per cent. off for cash.
Silva C. W. KNAPP, Auctioneer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21
AUG 7 ION /!

Fred. Schuppener, the undersigned residing
two miles north of northeast of Sitter, Wis.
will sell at public auction, sale commencing at
10 o'clock a. M.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-21
Auction.
TUESDAY. MARCH /, 1887,
L. M. OKEY.

Residing four miles east of Cassyillc. win sell at
public auction on
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21

A despatch from San Francisco, Cal, Jan,
Is, says: The schooner Parallel sailed Friday
for Astoria Ore, with cargo of general
merchandise, including 100000 pounds of
giant powder. Strong head winds forced
her to put back, and shereached the entrance
to the golden Gate yesterday evening. The
wind had died ont, and being caught by O
strong tide, the vessel was swept ashore at
the southern end of Point Lobos, inside the
famous seal rocks and opposite the Cliff
House. The life saving station is near by,
and the schooner's captain and crew were
easily rescued After being abandoned, the
vessel drifted in southerly direction and
into small cove, where she pounded against
the rocks and at midnight was rapidly
breaking up The men from the life saving
station, seeing that nothing moro could be-
done, withdrew to their building. Hardly
had they reached it when fearful explosion
occurred scattering destruction on all sides.
The schooner, beating against the rock, had
caused the powder to ignite, and the entire
quantity had oxp'oded. The signal station
was completely demolished, tho life saving
station was wrecked, and the west side of the
Gift House, notwithstanding its elevation,
was blown out and every win
dow pane in the building was broken. The
large concert room on the beach. and other
buildings lower down all had their windows
broken and were more or less otherwise dam
nged. The long carriage shed adjoining tho
Cliff house was tumbled into mass of ruins
Adolph Suttrons conservatory on the height.
above was shattered to atoms, and all the
windows in his house were broken. Three
members of the life-slving crew, who had
built q fire on the beach and had
decided TO remain near the wreck
were hurled into the air and severely in
jured. The limbs of one of the injured
men-Horace Smith--were so rightly dis
jointed as 10 make his sufferings intense
and for a time his life was despaired of.
The two Others, Charles Rogers and John
Wilson, escaped with less serious injuries
Capt. Hayslop, in command of the life
saving station, describes the explosion as fol-
lows: 'At o'clock sleepers were thrown
from their beds by great explosion, which
made them think that a great earthquake
had upheaved the cliffs or tidal wave had
swept up from the Pacific. A great wave
dashed up and vaulted over the Cliff House
building. The whole shore and cliff literally
trembled and shook, as no earthquake has
shaken the earth for years. People were
rudely thrown from their beds by the forcs
Of the explosion and furniture and bed
steads were tossed and heaped about the
rooms"
The famous Cliff House presents a scene
beggaring description. The west side of the
building, overlooking the ocean, is completely
ruined, being held together only by the cross
beams. The windows are smashed, and doors
twisted off their hinges. The building is in
such a shattered condition that what is left
of it will have to be taken down if it does not
topple over into the ocean.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
EUROPEAN WAR RUMORS.
Prussia Makes eparatiOns--Action or
Germany and France,

A despatch from Vienna, January 18th,
says: The government continues to hasten
its preparations for war Orders have been
issued inst ucting the Red Gross Society to
raise the staffs of the hospitals under its
management to their full strength, and to
quadruple the number of beds in those insti-
tutions. Large contracts have been made
for provisions, deliverable to the war depart
ment in March. The railway officials who
were recently summoned to Vienna to con-
suit with the government respecting the
transportation of troops in the event of a
mobilization of the army have just rer orted
that the preparations then decided upon have
been completed.
A rumor is current at Metz that all impe
rial government officials there have been pri-
vately informed that they will have to send
their wives to Germany within three
days after the issuance of q decree ordering
the mobilization of the army. 1t is reported
that Russia has refused the request of the
German ambassador at st. Petersburg to
make an exception in favor of Germans to
the decree compelling foreign owners of
Russian land to become naturalized or sell
out.
General Boulanger, minister of war,
has ordered that all civil and
military employees and officials of
the war office shall have their photographs
taken and affixed to pocket books, in which
shall be inscribed the name and qualifica-
tions of the owners. These will be dis
tributed wherever the order is given to
mobilzs troops and the officials will be re-
quired to produce them whenever they pres
sent themselves at the war office, so as to
prevent the ingress of strangers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
PROTECTING THE CHINESE.
BRITISH COLUMBIA WARNED. BY
GREAT BRITAIN.
Unrestricted Liberty to all Celes.
tialS.

Advices from British Columbia on the
nth state that official notice has been re-
received by the government of that province
from the British government to tho effect
that the Chinese must enjoy the same unre-
stricted liberties as her people in the prov
ince, and not be interfered
with. Unless these wishes are
carried out, threat is made that the imperial
government will not grant mail subsidy to
the Canadian Pacific railway. The commu-
nication further states that it is the desire of
Lord Salisbury to keep on the best possible
terms with China, as, in the event of war
with Russia, it would be of the highest i'm
portance not to disturb the friendly relations
now existing between China and Great
Britain. The same intimation was given to
the Dom 'nion government at the time they
put the Chinese immigration bill through
Parliament, which had the effect OF materi-
ally modifying its restrictive powers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

THE Duke of Sutherland and party, now
In this country, have gone TO Florida.
CHARLES r. PILGRIM. a new boy preacher,
has just made his appearance. He is "just
siXteen.n
Miss Villas, daughter of the Postmaster
General, has just made her debut in Wash
ington society.
GENERAL SHERIDAN recently received
eighty acres of land in Perry County, Ohio,
as an Inheritance.
MRS. MCCLELLAN, the widow of the Gen
eral, has now established herself at Florence,
Italy, for the winter.
Mr.. GEORGE BURNS, one of the three
founders of the Cunard Steamship Company,
is still living, ninety-one years old
IT is said that Senator Malone will 90 into
railroad building and management when he
retires from public life ON March f.
PRESIDENT ELIOT, of Harvard College will
start for Europe soon and stay abroad till
tall, spending most of the time in England.
PRESIDENT DWIGHT, of Yale University,
has forwarded toboggan of Hartford make
as present to the Dean of Canterbury,
England.
MRS. MCLANE, the wife of the American
Minister at Paris, is said to be one of the
most popular and hospitable entertainers at
the French capital.
DWIGHT L. MOODY is expected to pass the
winter in Chicago and superintend the es.
tablishment of the lay training school, for
which $3.50, 900 has already been pledged.
JOHN A. LOGAN, JR., the son of the dead
Senator, is engaged to be married to Edith
Andrews, the daughte of c. H. Andrews,
of Youngstown, Ohio, and one of the wealth
lest men in the State.
GOVERNOR OGLEBY, of Illinois, is six feet
in height, with a powerful, well developed
figure. His large-featured, hook-nosed,
smooth shaven, angular face is surmounted
by shock of carelessly brushed, iron-gray
hair.
Two well-known Englishmen, F. r. Buch-
anan and R. Preston Brooks, who are now
visiting this country, are here to make a
study of American educational methods
with view to improving the English school
system.
PRESIDENT GREvY, of the French Repub-
lie, receives salary of S940, 900 year and
is allowed $4,000 for heating and lighting
his house, and his servants; 100000 for his
entertainments and $25,OOO for the main
tenance of his game preserves.
TWENTY wears ago Mark Twain who Is
now worth 81 100000, was working for S25
week on theatrical paper printed for free
distribution in San Francisco, and Bret
Harte was making living writing "Con-
densed Novels" for the Golden Era at the
rate of S. column.
The man who framed the original legal
tender act is still living. HIS name is e. G.
Spaulding of Buffalo. He is nearly eighty
years of age. At the breaking out of the
war he was leading member of the lower
house Of Congress. His famous bill known
as the legal-tender act, was slightly altered
before its introduction by Secretary Chase
and Mr.. Lincoln. The original bill is now
ing is bank president and is worth $l0,.
100000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
OTHERS MADE HAPPY.
New EneIanders VINO Have Been
Placed Upon the Pension Roll.

New EngIanders Who Have Been
Placed Upon the Pension Roll.
New England pensions granted June II.
sachusetts-Mary, widow of Dennis
Ford, Haverhill; Horace K. Ford, Haverhill;
James Vanderford, Fitchburg; Nathan
Rosenthal (deceasedl Lynn; Dennis McGrath,
South Adams; Benjamin w. Bump, Mid
dieboro.
Vermont-John H. Sanborn, Walcott;
Henry Il. Peck, West Cornwall; Thomas A.
Smith, East Braintree; Harvey N. Bruce,
Barnard; Joseph Preston, Vergennes; Thos.
B. King, Glover; William Heath, Danville;
lchabod S. Paddock, North PownaL
Maine-Wiliam Tindall, Togus; Henry
Mandsley, Togus; Moses G., Rice, Bangor;
Rufus D. Stanley, Carroll; Elisha r. Bouden,
South Penobscot; Samuel F. Gray, Ellsworth
Falls; Ruel w. Sawtelle, East Diymont;
Albert H. Lawrence, Paris; Leonard H. Mer-
rill Gardiner; Joseph z. James, West Gardi-
ner; Reuben Perkins, Jr., Hampden Corners;
Aaron Butler, Togus.
New Hampshire-Densil NJ. Streeter,
Hinsdale; Alonzo W. Shaw, Hampton.
onnecticut-Adelaide, widow of Frank
Fowler, New London; Ebert B. Wilson,
Ridgeield; David E Talcott, Buckingham;
Charles H. Clark, Danbury; James I. Whit
tlesav New Haven
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
MCQUADE GOING AT LAST.
RumOrs Concerning Doodle Aldermen
Sayles and O'Neill.

A dispatch from New York says: Doodle
Alderman Arthur j. McQuade sleeps the last
time for seven long years in this city. To-
morrow morning at s o'clock he will be taken
to join his whilom friend, Jaehno, at Sing
Sing prison. Not word of complaint or
regret has been heard from his lips. Mcquade
declined to see any visitors to-day save his
wife and his brother Barney, who were
with him throughout the day. Gen
eral Tracy. one of his counsel, drove up to
the prison in q cab shortly before o'clock
and was admitted to the convict's cell. He
remained but short time. McQuade's wife
and his brother will attend to his business
during his enforced ABSENCE and will also
make his stay in Sing Sing as pleasant as
money and attention cIn.
The story printed today to the effect that
ex>AldeEman Sayles, the exile was to return
to the city and turn informer, is absolutely
without foundation.
Tho rumor that Boodler ONeill will follow
tNe example set by ex-Alderman McCabe
and plead insanity when he is called to trial
next week caused much comment, but it is
not generally believed ONeill will find it
difficult to work successfully any such dodge.
His counsel is busily engaged in preparing
his defence, and expects to give tho public
prosecutor hard struggle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
Reagan,s Friends HopefuI

The friends of Representative Reagan are
very hopeful of his succession to Mr., Maxeys
seat in the Senate. They say that the best
sources of information at this time indicate
that Maxey will lead on the first ballot with
about 90 votes Reagan following with 40
votes. After that, they say, Reagan will
get fully half of whatever vote is cast for
Ireland on the first ballot, and a number Of
the Maxev VOTES
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
FIGHTING FOR AooAL MINE,
The Opposing Parties Have Regular
Pitched BattIe--SeVeraI Wounded,


A Franklin PENN special says: A bloody
battle was fought near Raymilton Saturday
night, Jan. Is, between two parties claiming
possession of coal mine. TIE parry in pos
session lone Clayton had received notice
from Black Bros 60 vacate the premises.
They claim to have a lease of the
property. Instead of doing So Clay
ton enlisted several miners whom he armed
with shotguns and other weapons, and in
structed them to hold the fort at all hazards.
When Black Bros went to take possession of
the mine they were forcibly elected from the
premises. They returned in the evening re-
enforced by several friends and attempted to
take possession by force. A regular pitched
battle was the result, during which man
named Sterling was severely injured Sew
eral others on both sides were b sdly hurt by
stones. The Blacks withdrew to continue
the fight later on.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
NATIONAL CAPITAL,

Mr.. Cox is suffering from pleurisy and
catarrh Of the stomach He is very much
emaciatad and his breathing IS short and
painful. His physicians, Drs, Bliss AMI
Sewers, are frequently at his bedside, and,
while admitting that he is very sick man,
express the opinion that he will recover, if
something unforeseen does not occur to oc.
caSion q RELAPSE
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
Urging the DInrlev Eli.

A committee of the National Vessel
Owners and Captains Association is In
Washington advocating the passage of the
Dingley bill The bill which has been re-
ported TO the House abolishes compulsory
pilot fees, and will pass if there is a chance to
get 1t before the House and the Senate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
PLEASED AND DlsPLEAsED,
What Congressman Collins Thinks OF
Yesterdays Appointments.

Yesterdays Appointments.
Representative P. A. Collins has been
confined to his room since the 14th by an
attack of in1ammatory rheumatism. He
said tonight that he was pleased by one OF
the two postoffice nominations made for
Massachusetts,, and displeased by the other.
The Pittsfie!d appointment was simply un-
Gratis and Republicans. He had hoped to
see Timothy Lyon, Jr., appointed at
Winchendon, but our President had pre-
ferred to reappoint the Republican incums
bent
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-21
FEARFUL SHOCK.
EXPLOSION OF 100000 POUNDS
OF POWDER

On Vessel at the Golden Gate--PeOplo
Rudely Thrown from their Beds--
The Famous CIin House a Scene Of
Wreck.